Baleen whales are some of the most unique and breathtaking animals. These huge marine mammals are some of the biggest to have ever existed and are found all over the world. Despite their size ...

The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

The 14 baleen species include the rorqual family —slender, streamlined baleen whales such as fin, sei, humpback and the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale.

Toothed whales, such as sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins and porpoises, catch and eat their food using a variety of different forms of teeth. Baleen whales include the bowhead whale, the humpback ...

Over two decades, orcas have been observed offering prey to humans in 34 recorded encounters across the globe. From stingrays ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean ...

Boaters got “lucky enough” to spot a plethora of sea creatures off the coast of California, spotting multiple species in one ...

A dead whale was found a few meters from the shore in Vicente López, on the northern outskirts of the Autonomous City of ...

For the first time, scientists temporarily captured baleen whales and tested their hearing, a controversial step that brings researchers closer to understanding how some of the largest and most ...

It’s a whale of a discovery. Literally. A team of paleontologists and volunteers from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) recently excavated the skull and other fossilized bones of a ...

Rescuers battled in vain into the early hours to try and save a young whale stranded on a beach at mainland Scotland’s north ...